US Patent Issued to Saudi Arabian Oil on Feb. 24 for "Machine learning of geology by probabilistic integration of local constraints" (Texas, Oklahoma Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,560,739, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia).

"Machine learning of geology by probabilistic integration of local constraints" was invented by Bradley Clark Wallet (Norman, Okla.), Rajesh Goteti (Katy, Texas) and Konstantin Osypov (Houston).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods include a computer-implemented method: Seismic data is gathered for a reservoir with unknown fractured and unfractured areas. A structural model is generated. A geomechanical model is built. Geomechanically-estimated fractured areas are determined using the geomechanical model, including: areas where fracture...